Lindy Hop — popular dance, 1931, it originated in Harlem, N.Y., named for Lindy, nickname of U.S. aviator Charles A. Lindbergh (1902 1974) who in 1927 made the first solo nonstop trans Atlantic flight … Etymology dictionary

Lindy Hop — Triple Lindy redirects here. For the dive, see Back to School. The Lindy Hop is an American social dance, from the swing dance family. It evolved in Harlem, New York City in the 1920s and 30s and originally evolved with the jazz music of that… … Wikipedia